Chapter 653

Chapter 653: The Arrival of Tomorrow Dao Artifact Wielders

Everyone looked for a long time and only returned at sunset.

On the way, Yun Ye pondered some thoughts.

The history of development in any world reveals various possibilities due to different starting points, and it can spark intense clashes with the Red Heaven civilization.

Although the Bicu World is of a lower level, there are still many aspects worth learning from.

One such aspect is the power known as "the Blessing of the Divine."

Divine beings, for the sake of survival, need to exert a tremendous influence on various races, and nothing aligns more closely with the instinct of life than the bond of interests.

To this end, they developed a means of imparting knowledge and power through Divine Status, referring to it as the Blessing of the Divine.

Only those favored by the divine can receive this blessing, and those who possess the blessing ought to honor the divine above themselves. — So say the followers of the divine.

In this unique world context, people take pride in having the blessing.

Once they receive the blessing of a corresponding divine being, they often also worship the divine being that grants them the blessing and voluntarily uphold its majesty.

Many divine wars began this way, marked by a sense of drama.

Let’s not dwell further on these stories.

The Red Heaven realm places great importance on blessing technology.

In Red Heaven, where power is concentrated in individuals, blessings are essentially useless. An Honored Position does not require worship, and there’s no reason to divide power.

However, in the era of the multiverse, things changed.

The Master of Heaven’s Cavern greatly needed this ability!

Once Heaven’s Cavern was opened, its position became essentially fixed and difficult to move. If the Master of Heaven’s Cavern strayed too far, their power would continue to diminish.

In such cases, the Master of Heaven’s Cavern obviously cannot leave Heaven’s Cavern at will, thus requiring others’ assistance to expand.

This is quite practical; the Master of Heaven’s Cavern can only share their power with ordinary cultivators, allowing them to adapt to the rules of other universes and carry out world invasions.

Divine Status is perfect for this, as it provides a system for bestowing power to subordinates, requiring just a slight modification to resolve the issue perfectly.

After Yun Ye and the others entered the Bicu World, the Power of Opening Heaven and Earth marked them, which is essentially bestowing a blessing.

The difference is that the Blessing of the Divine is only useful in the current world, while the Master of Heaven’s Cavern’s blessing is universally applicable across the multiverse.

But none of this is crucial.

What truly caught Yun Ye’s attention was another matter.

This Divine Status system actually gave rise to a brand new Spirit Law system, which immediately became the top tier of spiritual practices upon its emergence.

Because this system records people’s fantasies and uses materialized fantasies to interfere with reality, it was directly named "Fantasy Spirit Law."

In King Yu’s memory, the Divine Court is an extremely mysterious force that holds the top-tier crystallized fantasy Divine Artifacts, and its name is even derived from the crystallized fantasy Divine Artifacts’ "Deity," rather than World God, Celestial God, or Heavenly Dao Divine Artifact.

This piqued Yun Ye’s interest immensely.

Because he hadn’t heard of Fantasy Spirit Law in school.

"Xie Jinglun, Tiankai, do you know about Fantasy Spirit Law?" Yun Ye suddenly asked.

"Fantasy Spirit Law? I’ve never heard of it," Tiankai pondered for a moment before replying.

Yun Ye looked at Xie Jinglun, who shrugged his shoulders. "If even Spiritual Law practitioners don’t know, I can’t possibly know."

Even the locals from Red Heaven have never heard of it.

In other words, is this technology unique to the Divine Court?

"What’s wrong with this Fantasy Spirit Law?" Tiankai asked.

Suddenly asking this question, she knew she couldn’t answer, especially with Xie Jinglun beside them.

"I am planning a great operation to expose the darkness hidden in the Celestial Empire, and Fantasy Spirit Law is the signature technology of this dark organization," Yun Ye explained.

"President, are you thinking of writing a story? It sounds very cliché," Xie Jinglun pondered.

Although Yun Ye often seemed silly and unserious, his perfect demeanor and Daoist robes made him very persuasive.

Even if he was just joking, Xie Jinglun still thought Yun Ye had ulterior motives.

"Um, Xie Jinglun, he is obviously just joking!" Tiankai showed an exasperated expression.

"Is it really a joke?" Xie Jinglun looked at Yun Ye.

"Someone is coming!" Yun Ye didn’t answer and suddenly pointed to the castle in Bicu City.

A beam of light fell down, a deep aura flashed by, making both Tiankai and Xie Jinglun’s hearts tremble for a brief moment.

"O burning, reborn decay, how brilliant you are, nurturing countless children～～～"

A melodious singing emerged as the beam of light fell, appearing and disappearing.

Yun Ye heard it very clearly.

Tiankai and Xie Jinglun did not hear it as clearly, but they understood the situation in an instant. They exchanged shocked glances; the song was too familiar, they heard it every year during the Celestial Empire’s grand ceremony, it was…

"The Song of the Holy Path of Tomorrow!"

"How could a Dao Artifact wielder descend upon the Bicu World? What happened!" they exclaimed in unison.

"What happened? Naturally, someone has violated the Heavenly Laws! Have you forgotten? Not long ago, the director from Zixue… I remember her name is Zhang Jutan, right?"

Yun Ye’s fingers slid, and a portal opened, clearly showing that the other side was the entrance to the research institute.

Xie Jinglun relaxed; this matter should have nothing to do with them.

"Zhang Jutan, that name sounds quite familiar. She is a legendary figure, but sadly, she was taken directly by a Dao Artifact wielder. There seems to be someone in our class named Zhang Xinwang related to this director. It is said he was implicated and prohibited from exploring the multiverse for life, only able to operate within the known universe," Tiankai recalled.

This kind of big figure being sent to hell was indeed too sensational; the higher the status, the more terrifying the implications felt.

"After all, this so-called director betrayed the Celestial Empire and committed an unknown number of great sins, those associated with her enjoyed too many blessings; it’s impossible not to settle the score."

Xie Jinglun said as he followed Yun Ye and Tiankai through the portal.

Once they arrived at the research institute, everyone turned to look.

They saw a black-haired youth standing expressionless behind them, silently watching, his pure black eyes devoid of whites, making him appear quite eerie.

"Who is it?" Xie Jinglun shouted.

The black-haired youth didn’t reply, instead slightly shifting his gaze towards the interior of the research institute. A series of footsteps sounded as a large group of people rushed out.

Among them were Nan Xi and Zuo Ming. When they saw Yun Ye and the others, they quickly nodded and then all surrounded the black-haired youth.

"It’s an honor to meet a Dao Artifact wielder. I have long heard of your great name. Have there been any issues in the Bicu World?" Zuo Ming, the highest-ranking researcher present, was the first to speak as their representative.

As the authority here, when a Dao Artifact wielder arrives, basic information is usually relayed to Zuo Ming and the others, so they all knew who their visitor was.

This title surprised Xie Jinglun. Was this youth truly a Dao Artifact wielder? He seemed so low-key, completely unassuming!

"……"

The Dao Artifact wielder watched silently, without speaking. The Song of the Holy Path of Tomorrow still resounded, echoing through the world, digging for information three feet deep.

The Dao Artifact was from the Red Heaven realm, and even if it only existed in other worlds, it would still play the sacred song. This is a sign of conflict with the world, unavoidable and could only be weakened as much as possible. The more the Dao Artifact is used, the more intense the sacred song resounds. To weaken it, one must act contrary to it.

However, no matter how much it is weakened, it will never disappear, and Dao Artifacts take precedence over ordinary worlds, universes, and planes, causing the sacred song to cover other phenomena.

If it were a top-tier world, the arrival of a Dao Artifact would not only result in the sacred song, but various other phenomena would also emerge, creating a fierce confrontation.

Now, the sacred song surrounding this Dao Artifact wielder was growing more intense, indicating he had been activating the rules and true name of the Dao Artifact.

The entire atmosphere at the scene became completely tense.

After Zuo Ming spoke, he received no response, and no one dared to ask a second question…

After all, this was a Dao Artifact wielder of the Celestial Empire. The Master of Heaven’s Cavern could easily sever a life. His power and significance were unmatched in the New Heaven Celestial Empire. Even though Tomorrow Dao was not the ruling Dao, this weight made them involuntarily feel a sense of hierarchy.

Then, the Dao Artifact descended.

It was a golden Divine Sword, making everyone’s hearts race.

Most sword-shaped Dao Artifacts of Tomorrow Dao could directly kill people, and having such a famous Dao Artifact wielder here was preparing to kill a Master of Heaven’s Cavern, wasn’t it?

"The eighth seat of the student council at Zixue Academy, King Yu, recently fell. After investigation, he died right here, serial number 60547, in the medium-level world—Bicu World."

"Two other True Beings died alongside him. This is not something that could happen in Bicu World. You have ten minutes to explain everything."

The Dao Artifact wielder finally spoke.

He was not implying that a lack of explanation in ten minutes would lead to punishment; those ten minutes were merely an opportunity for the people present to speak to him directly.

After ten minutes, once everything was said, it would be time for the Dao Artifact wielder—the involved parties would have no room to intervene further.

"It’s impossible! How could a True Being fall without any phenomenon? Nothing happened here today! Dao Artifact wielder, you must be mistaken!" Zuo Ming’s face changed dramatically as he hurriedly spoke.

They truly did not sense any abnormalities, and even the matter of the "game" was completely unknown to them, having been completely cut off by Yun Ye, which did not affect these researchers.

“The falling phenomenon caused by a fallen cultivator is not absolute; if someone completely erases the overflowed power, it can also go unnoticed.”

“You must understand, this is not the Red Heaven realm.”

Dao Artifact wielder Yan Feng said lightly.

“This…”

Zuo Ming and Nan Xi exchanged glances and momentarily couldn’t find their words.

The Self Three Heavens was the source of the falling phenomenon!

To forge the Self Three Heavens required countless energies to solidify its outer shell. These energies did not simply disappear. Once a cultivator died, the Self Three Heavens would collapse, releasing enormous energy to return to the heavens, thereby creating the falling phenomenon.

In Bicu World, the Self Three Heavens were exceedingly distant. Even if there were a falling phenomenon, it wouldn’t be obvious, and erasing the phenomenon was not an unimaginable task.

In the end, Zuo Ming and the others could only smile bitterly, “As we just said, we are completely unaware of what exactly happened. We can only leave it to you, Dao Artifact wielder Yan Feng, to investigate. We hope this can be resolved quickly, or else…”

The Tomorrow Dao Artifact wielders absolutely could not remain beyond the borders of the Red Heaven for long, or else great misfortune would strike. Zuo Ming and the others were not worried about themselves; they were just afraid of bad luck, encountering a True Immortal’s attack and dying in a baffling manner.

“Are you done speaking? What about you?”

Dao Artifact wielder Yan Feng looked towards Yun Ye and the others.

“What happened?”

The three expressed their confusion.

Of course, two of them were just pretending.

“The heavenly rules state that no one may use offensive or mind-reading spells on others without permission, except when permission is granted.”

“There are various conditions for permission: First, voluntary consent during a battle. Second, mandatory consent when evidence is conclusive. Third, unlimited consent for self-defense. Fourth, if one is not a citizen of Red Heaven…”

Dao Artifact wielder Yan Feng stated each point.

The expressions of many researchers changed slightly. At their level, it was hard to say there weren’t any issues. Was he planning to read their memories?

Yun Ye remained calm.

In this life, he hadn’t read memories; he mostly sensed emotions, but this did not violate the heavenly rules.

For the past twenty thousand years, the laws of Red Heaven have gradually improved.

Many things that were once commonplace are no longer allowed in this era, as they infringe upon the rights of others.

In this age, Yun Ye would be considered a serious criminal for memory reading.

However, Yun Ye showed a good attitude towards reform.

Earlier, he had observed Zhang Jutan’s “history” using the ancient and modern Future Spirit Law, rather than delving into Zhang Jutan’s personal life.

He did not invade Zhang Jutan’s privacy or read her memories; he simply explored historical places where she had been.

Invading someone’s memories or peering into their home were violations of the heavenly rules, but observing streets and various public areas in nature posed no issue.

Zhang Jutan had committed countless violations of heavenly rules, and just the evidence left in public areas was enough to condemn her for eternity, leaving everyone to acknowledge Yun Ye’s correctness.

That said, as a Director from Zixue, Zhang Jutan was not weak.

When Yun Ye enrolled, he had only reached the completion of the spiritual realm. Unless he were reckless, it was impossible for him to read a respected being’s memories.

Even with outstanding talents, he could not cover up his actions to avoid the will and power of a respected being when reading their memories.

“When I arrived, the heavenly court had already granted me permission. A cultivator has committed numerous crimes, with irrefutable evidence, allowing me to forcibly read their memories.”

“Zuo Ming, C-level great sin…”

“What!?”

Xie Jinglun had not heard everything but was already speechless.

A C-level great sin?

The Director from Zixue, Zhang Jutan, only had a C-level great sin. What a joke! Though their interaction was brief, he believed this man to be a genuinely good person. Was there some mistake? How could this be?

He had just left the Red Heaven realm and was so extravagantly deceived?

Xie Jinglun was shocked into silence, but this could not change the outcome.

When Dao Artifact wielder Yan Feng pronounced the words “C-level great sin,” even before he spoke the substantial charges, Zuo Ming was already surrounded by chains of rules.

All powers were sealed, all possibilities reduced to zero, waiting only for judgment.

“Selling Shimmering Fairies, illegally modifying True Spirits, refining longevity materials, conducting experiments on the fusion of True Spirits with human souls and bodies—anti-human, anti-Celestial Empire, anti-world, preparing to modify the world’s will to create war machines, colluding with illegal organizations, colluding with outer heavenly forces…”

Dao Artifact wielder Yan Feng spoke for a long time.

Zuo Ming’s expression remained calm.

Everyone around hurriedly scattered, fearing being implicated, leaving only Nan Xi and Zuo Ming behind.

Just as Xie Jinglun thought to tell Nan Xi to distance herself from Zuo Ming, Dao Artifact wielder Yan Feng finished naming the charges and seemed to recall something. He added, “Oh, Nan Xi, accomplice, sharing the same charges as Zuo Ming.”

Xie Jinglun stood there in shock.

Huh?

“…Heh.”

Yun Ye couldn’t help but laugh. Youth was truly surprising; everything was so unexpected.